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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSIBM-compatible Pentium 4 PC, or AMD equivalent with: A CD-ROM drive An available Universal Serial Bus (USB)

CLEARING PAPER JAMS 93MaintenanceThis section contains information on maintenance, troubleshooting, uninstalling, scanner specifications, and spare pa

94 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE2. Remove the jammed paper and close the cover.To reduce the number of paper jams, smooth and straighten t

CLEANING THE SCANNER 95CLEANING THE SCANNERCleaning the inside of the scanner helps to keep your scanner operating at optimum performance. You should

96 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE4. Wipe clean all of the rollers in the scanner. Be careful not to snag the cloth on the paper sensor.5. C

CLEANING THE DOCKING STATION 97Cleaning the Roller and Pad Assembly:1. Wet a soft cloth with some isopropyl rubbing alcohol (95%).2. From the back of

98 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE5. Wipe the ADF pad from top to bottom. Be careful not to snag the cloth on the springs on either side of

REPLACE THE ADF PAD ASSEMBLY 992. Press down on the two latches on the back of the docking station and lower the rear cover.The ADF pad is located beh

100 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEREPLACING THE ROLLER ASSEMBLYAfter extended use, the roller may wear out and may need to be replaced. It

REPLACING THE ROLLER ASSEMBLY 1013. The roller is held in place with a lock tab that rotates to lock and unlock it. To unlock the tab, rotate it upwar

102 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE10. Press down on the lever to lock the roller in place.The lock will “click” into place when it is secur

4 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEDOCUMENTATIONThe following documentation is provided with your scanner: Quick Install Guide—Abbreviated in

TROUBLESHOOTING 103TROUBLESHOOTINGIn addition to the troubleshooting information contained in this section, please see the Readme file on your install

104 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEinterfering with the installation and OneTouch options, and you need to remove those other drivers and re

TROUBLESHOOTING 105Problem: If the USB cable is disconnected during a scan, the scanner does not reconnect when the USB cable is plugged back in.Unplu

106 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESTATUS LIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING CODESA green status light indicates the normal state of the scanner.Normal O

UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNER 107UNINSTALL YOUR SCANNERTo uninstall the Visioneer Strobe 500 scanner, remove the OneTouch 4.0 software, PaperPort, and any ot

108 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEVISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONSOptical resolution 600 dpiBit depth 24-bit color, 8-bit graysc

VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS 109AC Power cord US—3P, 7A/125V, 500mm, 3C x 18AWG, RoHSUK—3P, 2.5A/250V, 500mm, 3C x 0.75mm2, RoHSEUR—2P,

110 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEVISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER PARTS LISTPlease use the following part names and numbers when ordering repl

INDEX 111INDEXAADF pad assemblyreplace 98Advanced Properties 92Advanced Settings Tab 50aspect ratio 51Autocrop to Original 47, 87AutoRotate image 51Bb

INDEX 112MMicrosoft Outlook 66Moire Patterns 48, 88monitor 3NNormal PDF 60nPDF 60OOCR 59optical character recognition 71OmniPage Module 25, 71OmniPage

BEFORE YOU BEGIN 5InstallationInstallation is a quick, three-step process:1. Unpack and Assemble the scanner2. Install the software and Connect the sc

INDEX 113VVRS 25WWIA 54, 89Windows Image Acquisition 89Word Document 60Xxls file format 60

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6 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE If your computer is running Windows version Vista or later, you may see the Windows User Account Control

STEP 1: UNPACK AND ASSEMBLE THE SCANNER 75. Detach the scanner body from the docking station and remove the foam strip from the docking station. 1. Pr

8 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE7. Pull the output tray away from the bottom of the Docking Station, then flip open the output tray extensi

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER 93. On the Main Menu, select Install Products.Note: If the disc does not automatically start, che

10 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE4. Make sure the boxes for Scanner Driver, Visioneer OneTouch, and Nuance PaperPort® are checked.5. Click

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER 114. The next window lists the choices of the drivers that you can install for your scanner. 5. S

12 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE6. A window opens with image quality samples asking you to select an image for your Color Space setting. S

Visioneer Strobe 500 Scanner User’s GuideFOR WINDOWSCOPYRIGHT INFORMATIONCopyright © 2009 Visioneer, Inc.Reproduction, adaptation, or translation with

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER 137. STOP when you see the “Complete the installation by connecting your hardware” window. Do NOT

14 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETo Connect the Scanner Power to the Wall:1. Plug the power supply into the power jack on the scanner.2. Pl

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER 15To Connect the Scanner Power to the Computer:1. Plug the round end of the USB power cord into t

16 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDECONNECT THE USB CABLE AND TURN ON THE POWERThe Visioneer Strobe 500 scanner connects to any available USB

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER 17SPEED USB hub”. Plug the USB cable into a USB 2.0 port (if available) or just disregard the mes

18 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE5. When you’re certain that the software has completely loaded, return to the “Complete the installation b

STEP 2: INSTALL THE SOFTWARE AND CONNECT THE SCANNER 19INSTALLING VISIONEER ONETOUCHThe Visioneer OneTouch software installation will automatically st

20 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEINSTALLING PAPERPORTIf you left the default selection to install PaperPort from the installation disc, the

STEP 3: REGISTER YOUR SCANNER 21STEP 3: REGISTER YOUR SCANNERRegistering your scanner is important as it provides you with access to our free telephon

22 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEAPPLICATIONS AVAILABLE WITH YOUR SCANNERYour scanner includes free scanning applications.To install the ad

Restricted Rights LegendUse, duplication, or disclosure is subject to restrictions as set forth in contract subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Te

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE WITH YOUR SCANNER 231. If you selected OmniPage Pro to install you will see a window telling you to insert Disc 2. 2. Click Exi

24 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEVIEW AND SAVE THE USER GUIDES1. On the Main Menu of Disc 1, click User Guides.2. The Visioneer User Guides

VIEW AND SAVE THE USER GUIDES 254. Return to the Visioneer User Guides window and repeat the process to open, view, and save the other User Guides you

26 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDELoading Documents to ScanThis section illustrates scanning with the buttons on the scanner. After loading

DETACH OR ATTACH THE STROBE 500 27DETACH OR ATTACH THE STROBE 500The Strobe 500 scanner body can be removed from the Docking Station to be used as a m

28 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE3. Set the scanner body on the desk.TO ATTACH THE SCANNER BODY TO THE DOCKING STATION:1. Place the front o

SCAN FROM THE INPUT TRAY 292. Tilt the scanner body into the Docking Station and press on the back of the scanner to lock it into the Docking Station.

30 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper, and make sure the input and output trays are fully exten

SCAN FROM THE INPUT TRAY 313. Turn the control dial to the setting you want to use to scan, align the number to the registration mark on the scanner.4

32 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESCAN FROM THE FRONT FEED TRAYScan from the Front Feed tray when the scanner body is not attached to the Do

TABLE OF CONTENTS iTABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1What’s in the Box .

SCAN FROM THE FRONT FEED TRAY 332. Place an item face down, on the front feed tray, aligned to the registration marks on the tray and insert it into t

34 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESCANNING INTERFACESYou have several different scanning options with your Visioneer Strobe 500 scanner. Eac

SCANNING INTERFACES 35Scanning from OneTouchBased on the recommended full installation of the scanner driver and the Visioneer OneTouch software, OneT

36 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETHE DEFAULT ONETOUCH SETTINGS ON YOUR SCANNERBased on the recommended installation of PaperPort and the sc

SCAN FROM THE BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER 37SCAN FROM THE BUTTONS ON THE SCANNER1. Rotate the dial on the scanner to the function number you want to use to

38 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANELThe OneTouch Button Panel is your on-screen set of controls for the sca

SCAN FROM THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANEL 39FEATURES OF THE ONETOUCH BUTTON PANELThe Title Bar Green arrows—click to cycle through the panel’s 3 views. Sc

40 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDECONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONSWhen you installed the scanner, the software configured each OneTouch butt

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 41CHANGING A BUTTON SETTING1. Click on an application name in the Select Destination list.2. Select a file format in

42 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESELECTING NEW SETTINGS FOR A BUTTONThe settings on the OneTouch Properties window are:LED Number—Click the

ii TABLE OF CONTENTSConfiguring the OneTouch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Changing a Button Setting . . . . . . . . .

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 43Select Configuration—The list of available scan configurations for the selected button. The configuration’s basic s

44 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEProperties button—Displays a window for selecting properties for each type of Destination Application. See

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 45CREATING A NEW SCAN CONFIGURATIONThe scan configurations are where you select the scanning resolution, brightness,

46 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETHE SCAN SETTINGS TAB1. On the Scan Configuration Properties dialog box, type a name.2. Select scan settin

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 473. If you want to lock the configuration, click the key icon to change it from a Key to a Lock.4. Click on OK, if y

48 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEFor single-sided scans, the scan area is the size of the image. For double-sided scans, the scan area is t

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 49 Color Filter—Color filter is the ability of your scanner to automatically remove a color from a scanned item. Col

50 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETHE ADVANCED SETTINGS TABThe options on the Advanced Settings tab are for the Color or GrayScale scanning

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 51THE DEVICE SETTINGS TABA Device Settings tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when your selected Destinatio

52 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETHE STORAGE OPTIONS TAB (ARCHIVE)A Storage Options tab is on the Scan Configurations dialog box when the s

TABLE OF CONTENTS iiiReplacing the Roller Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . .

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 53EDITING OR DELETING SCAN CONFIGURATIONSTo edit or delete a scan configuration:1. Open the OneTouch Properties windo

54 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDECONFIGURE BEFORE SCANChoosing Configure Before Scan simply opens either the TWAIN or WIA scanning interfac

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 555. Select the Destination Application and format.6. Click OK or Apply on the OneTouch Properties window.TO SCAN USI

56 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDECANCELING A CONFIGURE BEFORE SCAN1. Click Cancel in the scanning progress window.2. The following window w

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 57SELECTING PAGE FORMAT OPTIONSThe Page Format options that you select determines the file format of the scanned docu

58 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEIMAGE FORMATSSelect an image file format for photos, artwork or other documents that you want to save as i

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 59TEXT FORMATSSelecting the text format option also selects OCR processing as an automatic step for scanning. Therefo

60 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESimple Text—The .txt file format. Text with no formatting; used by the standard Microsoft Notepad applicat

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 61SETTING DESTINATION APPLICATION PROPERTIESIn the OneTouch Properties window, select a Destination Application then

62 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEText Documents PropertiesThese properties apply to text editing applications such as Microsoft Word. The p

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CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 63The Add Text Based Link dialog box opens.3. Click Browse to find the application you want to add to the list.When y

64 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEImage Documents PropertiesThese properties apply to image processing applications such as Microsoft Paint.

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 65Storage PropertiesThese properties apply to the Destination Application named Transfer to Storage. If a CD burner i

66 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEeMail PropertiesThese properties apply to email applications so you can specify the folder for documents t

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 67documentation for more information about Internet options. If you are using AOL, please see the AOL user manual for

68 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESELECTING OPTIONS FOR A BUTTONThe OneTouch Options determine the types of Destination Applications availab

CONFIGURING THE ONETOUCH BUTTONS 69Destination Categories: Document Management includes PaperPort and other applications for processing and keeping t

70 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE Instant Delivery—Enables image transfer to the destination while scanning is in progress, provided that

SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR) 71SCANNING WITH OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR)Optical Character Recognition (OCR) converts text

72 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETo scan with OCR:1. Open the One Touch Properties window.2. Select a text editing program in the Select De

VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE 1WelcomeYour new Visioneer Strobe 500 scanner can quickly scan single-sided or double-sided stacks documents

SCAN AND BURN TO A CD 73SCAN AND BURN TO A CDIf you have a CD burner attached to your computer, you can scan directly from your scanner onto a CD. Thi

74 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESCANNING WITH EVENT FORWARDINGIf you want to specify an application to use for scanning at the start of th

SCAN AS AN HTML PAGE 75SCAN AS AN HTML PAGEYou can convert scanned pages to HTML format for posting directly to your web site. Those pages are then vi

76 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO STORAGEWith the Transfer to Storage scanning process, you can scan docum

TRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO STORAGE 77SCANNING TO MULTIPLE FOLDERSWhen archiving documents with the Transfer to Storage option, you can scan the

78 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE7. Click the Storage Options tab.8. Click the Browse button.9. Select the folder you created for storing t

TRANSFERRING SCANNED DOCUMENTS TO STORAGE 7910. Click OK. The selected folder will now be set as the Storage Location, such as “Business Receipts.”11.

80 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEScan to multiple storage folders:1. Load the first set of documents you want to scan.2. Select the functio

CHANGING THE HARDWARE SETTINGS 81CHANGING THE HARDWARE SETTINGS1. Right-click on the OneTouch icon and choose Show Hardware from the pop-up menu.You c

82 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE2. Click the Properties button. Calibrate—Click the Calibrate button to start the scanner calibration wiza

2 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDETHE VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNERInput tray—Holds a stack of documents in the scanner. Unfolds to support va

CHANGING THE HARDWARE SETTINGS 83Scanning from TWAINYou can scan from any TWAIN scanning application instead of scanning from the One Touch buttons on

84 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACEOpen the TWAIN interface from One Touch:If the One Touch configuration you’re

ACCESSING THE TWAIN INTERFACE 85Open the TWAIN interface from an application:Please refer to your scanning application’s user guide for instructions o

86 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDESCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACEThe TWAIN Interface is available from many applications, such as Microsof

SCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACE 87Grayscale to scan items such as documents containing drawings or black and white photographs. The scanning produce

88 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEReduce Moiré Patterns—Moiré patterns are wavy, rippled lines that sometimes appear on the scanned images o

SCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACE 89Scanning from WIAMicrosoft Windows version XP and later includes their own scanning interface—known as Windows Ima

90 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDE3. The WIA scanning window opens. Use this window to select scanning options and start the scanner.4. Clic

SCANNING WITH THE TWAIN INTERFACE 917. The scanned images will appear in Microsoft Paint (or other WIA application you’re using).

92 VISIONEER STROBE 500 SCANNER USER’S GUIDEFINE TUNING YOUR SCANSYou can customize settings before you scan an item to fine tune exactly how you want